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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Army Lt. Jerome "Skip" Johnson, who served with Hagel in Vietnam, at the Pentagon, June 27, 2014. This was the first time the two had seen each other since their service in Vietnam.
DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler

Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, provides a command update during a news conference at the Pentagon, June 30, 2014.
DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

Navy seamen from the Firefighting Damage Control School on Naval Base San Diego fight a simulated flight deck fire during a training exercise in San Diego, June 26, 2014.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob L. Dillon

U.S. sailors and Marines participate ibn a safety stand down on the flight deck of the USS Bataan in the Mediterranean Sea, June 21, 2014. The Bataan, with elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to augment U.S. crisis response forces in the region.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Hays

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform precision stunts during the Warriors Over the Wasatch Air Show on Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 28, 2014.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Queen

U.S. soldiers detonate a mine clearing line charge during a combined arms live-fire exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 26, 2014. The soldiers, combat engineers, are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company B, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer

U.S. soldiers detonate a mine clearing line charge during a combined arms live-fire exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 26, 2014. The soldiers, combat engineers, are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company B, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer